# Exact proposed national crosswalk · Foundation Science Weeks 25–26

Checked 30 September 2026 against the [official ACARA v9 workbook download](https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/downloads), locally pinned at products/curriculum-studio/research/sources/acara-australian-curriculum-v9-download-2026-09-29.xlsx, SHA-256 db446882d2c00cf7c085a03e250e2442fda6c44011fc114680c46c1dc7a822c3. The [verifier](verify_pack.py) checks exact source row, code, level, area and wording against the [local import](../../../../../data/frameworks/acara-v9.json). [QCAA ACiQ v9 Science](https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/p-10/aciq/version-9/learning-areas/p-10-science) and its [Prep planning resources](https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/p-10/aciq/version-9/learning-areas/p-10-science/p-10-science-planning-resources) are Queensland entry points. These links are **proposed partial opportunities**, not a local approval, full syllabus map or achieved standard.

| Code | Workbook row | Learning area and level | Exact content description |
|---|---:|---|---|
| AC9SFU02 | 18525 | Science · Foundation Year | describe how objects move and how factors including their size, shape or material influence their movement |
| AC9SFH01 | 18542 | Science · Foundation Year | explore the ways people make and use observations and questions to learn about the natural world |
| AC9SFI01 | 18550 | Science · Foundation Year | pose questions and make predictions based on experiences |
| AC9SFI02 | 18556 | Science · Foundation Year | engage in investigations safely and make observations using their senses |
| AC9SFI03 | 18562 | Science · Foundation Year | represent observations in provided templates and identify patterns with guidance |
| AC9SFI04 | 18569 | Science · Foundation Year | compare observations with predictions with guidance |
| AC9SFI05 | 18574 | Science · Foundation Year | share questions, predictions, observations and ideas with others |

## What this fortnight can and cannot evidence

- **Movement, AC9SFU02:** An approved, actually performed, dated adult-controlled pad movement can let a child describe observed slide, turn, pause or stop in **that** event. The paper F/G/H/J cases practise how a representation limits claims. The pack does not isolate an object's size, shape or material influence; the adult chooses the path. It is a partial movement opportunity, not the full description. [ACARA's Foundation movement work sample](https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/resources/work-samples/science/foundation/watch-it-move) also treats observed movement, factors and provided representations as distinct evidence.
- **Question and prediction, AC9SFH01/AC9SFI01:** Ask whether a full path can be known from snapshots and, before an approved actual event, predict one observable movement feature. A pretend prior prediction inside H remains model content; a child's after-result answer is not a prior prediction.
- **Safe investigation and representation, AC9SFI02/03:** Actual investigation credit requires approval, local date, exact equipment, adult action, safe access, genuine raw movement and any hidden/interrupted segment. If the real event is not run, record **REAL OBSERVATION NOT AVAILABLE**. An ADULT REPORT is attributed, not the child's own direct sensory observation. A three-frame picture can be ordered or mapped but cannot establish a real path or pattern; several comparable real observations would be needed before even a local pattern claim.
- **Compare and share, AC9SFI04/05:** Compare a child's genuinely earlier prediction with genuinely observed movement only if both were recorded; otherwise mark NO PRIOR PREDICTION or PATH NOT SEEN. Share a bounded explanation privately by speech, sign, AAC, pointing, drawing or scribe. A modelled listener line is rehearsal, not actual feedback.
- **Integrated boundaries:** [Week 25 paper picture stories](../../../term-3/week-25-picture-stories-and-tools.md) use three frames for storytelling; that is not an observed Science movement. [Week 26 movement and fair rules](../../../term-3/week-26-move-and-make-fair-rules.md) has HPE/Dance aims. A child's body movement in a game is not automatically evidence for this adult-controlled object inquiry, and a directed paper route is not physical HPE evidence. Keep records separate.
- **Fresh checks:** Day 125 and Day 130 held paper cases assess source-bound reasoning and next safe questions. Neither paper check can prove a classroom movement, actual AC9SFI02 investigation, an object's causal material property, term/year mastery or child growth.

National year label is Foundation Year; Queensland uses Prep. Other states/territories require their own current implementation and safety review before classroom use. No ACARA/QCAA endorsement, field pilot, outcome gain, certified accessibility, language translation or First Nations cultural authority is claimed. Original analysis © 2026 NeuroForgeIO Pty Ltd, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ACARA wording retains [its terms](https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/copyright-and-terms-of-use).